Firemen's Ball Opens New Year in Pomeroy
crowd attends the forty first annual Firemen's Ball at the Junior High Auditorium to celebrate New Year's Eve a day late with costume contests judged by Mrs. T A Downie Frank H Johnston and Edison Hobstetter. Prizes go to Nancy Newman Virginia Pauline Durst Hortense Humphreys Pearl Parker Betty Hoeflich Bob Hoeflich George Hoeflich Charles Newman Lille Lisle Clara Humphrey Virginia Kelch Will Durst Rose Mary Ward and others. Wildermuths Orchestra provides music into the early morning.
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Pomeroy
Junior High
Na (Ray) Roush
Ted Mankin
T. A. Downie
Frank H. Johnston
Edison Hobstetter
Girls' Finest
Nancy Newman
Virginia Pauline Durst
Ladies’ Finest
Hortense Humphreys
Pearl Parker
Betty Hoeflich
Men's Finest
Bob Hoeflich
George Hoeflich
Charles Newman
Will Durst
Clara Humphrey
Virginia Kelch
Lille Lisle
William Woodard
Rose Mary Ward
Lawrence Smith
Earl Smith
Wildermuth
Coal Scoops Substitute For Coasters
Middleport youngsters use coal shovels as sleds on Rutland Street hill slick with snow. Juni or trots down the slope while Denver Rice and his police dog Brownie join perilous rides from the dry cleaning plant to Meigs Grocery Co. as coal scoops rival traditional sleds in the season’s first snow.
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Middleport
Dad
Junior
Rutland St
Denver Rice
Brownie
Meigs Grocery Co
New Year Guests and Local News Roundup
Social visits and travels across Corning Athens and Indianapolis are noted. Residents like Isobel Thomas Marion Radford Chester Zerkle Elsie Hart Chauncey Shumaker Jr Marsh Shumaker Norma Goodwin and others are mentioned with visits, studies, and gatherings. The Shakespeare Club meets. Miss Carlotta Compton returns to Simmons College after holidays. Mrs. T. A. Downie hosts New Year Eve party celebrating wedding anniversary.
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John Seakus
Fred Leifheit
Isobel Thomas of
Corning
Marion Radford
Chester Zerkle
Elsie Hart
Dolly Bean
Athens
Emma Waterman
Eva Simms
Mulberry Ave
Chauncey Shumaker, Jr
Richmond, Va
Marsh Shumaker
Indianapolis
David Goodwin
Evansville, Ill
Norma Goodwin
Second St
L. A. Person
Harry Bunion
Torch
Ralph Kuether
Ann Arbor
Mich
Virgil Campbell
Columbus
Hoyt Haning
Margaret
Shakespeare Club
Warren H. Bright
Union Ave
Carlotta Compton
Walter A Compton
Simmons College
Boston
Rachael Elberfeld
New York City
Columbia University
Jacob Elberfeld
T. A. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Middleport Merchants Report 1939 Business Rise
Middleport merchants report better business for 1939 than 1938 though Christmas trade fell short of expectations. Grocery stores blamed unpaid WPA labor during Christmas week. December meals and short orders were boosted by mild weather and out of town customers.
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Middleport Merchants
Middleport
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Rehearsals and Visits
Rehearsals of the Woman's Music Club chorus at Heath Methodist Church occur this evening at 7 30. The group plans February programs with January guest musicians from Athens. Numerous local residents return from holidays, trips, and visits, with updates on stays, travels, and surgeries.
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Woman's Music Club
Heath Methodist Church
Athens
Panthers Pt Pleasant To Meet in First 1940 Contest
Pomeroy Panthers with a two two record prepare for their 1940 opener against Pt. Pleasant on the local floor. After beating Wahama and Coolville they dropped games to Columbus Central and Greenfield, prompting doubt about matching Southeastern Ohio League rivals. Pt. Pleasant, not a league team, offers a solid test prior to facing Middleport next Friday.
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Panthers
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Wahama
Coolville
Columbus Central
Greenfield
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Funeral Held For Walter Spires Of Rutland
Funeral services for Walter Spires of Rutland were conducted at the Rutland Methodist Church. The World War veteran died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe after long illness. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Lillian Spires and a son and daughter in New York City. A military funeral was conducted by Feeney Bennett American Legion Post with Rev. Phipps presiding.
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Pomeroy
Walter Spires
Rutland
Rutland Methodist Church
Shumaker and Kincaid Head to Indiana After Firemen’s Ball
Marsh Shumaker who attends a dental school in Indianapolis and John Kincaid Jr. of Fort Benjamin Harrison left around four this morning for Indiana. Both are members of Ted Wildermuth's orchestra that played for the Firemen's Ball last night. They finished their engagement before starting the drive.
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Middleport
Indiana
Marsh Shumaker
Indianapolis
John Kincaid, Jr
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ted Wildermuth
Shumaker
Kincaid
Charles Bradbury Attends Breakfast in Gallipolis
Charles Bradbury, guest at the Eagle's New Year dance in Gallipolis, attended a breakfast at Miss Frances Moch's home with 13 friends. Earlier, Melissa Hennesy and others enjoyed a buffet supper and breakfast at Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Hoizer's home.
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Middleport
Charles Bradbury
Gallipolis
Frances Moch
Joe Moch
Melissa Hennesy
C. E. Hoizer
Hosts Dine with East Parkersburg Friends Sunday
Mr and Mrs Roy Barnes hosted a Sunday gathering at Middleport with Parkersburg friends including their brother Denzil Marteney Jr Miss Marguerite Wright Harry Hayes and Misses Ada Ingraham and Juanita James as guests of their sister Miss Kathryn Marteney
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Harry Morris
Akron
Harold Hubbard
The
Bend
Sam Halterman
Billy
Beaver
Opal Taylor
Ruth
Opal
McMillan Hospital
Miss Taylor
Office’ Training School
Columbus
Broadway
Ada Ingraham
Juanita James
Kathryn Marteney
Roy Barnes
Middleport
Parkersburg
Denzil Marteney Jr
Marguerite Wright
Harry Hayes
Brown Family Seeks Johns Hopkins Treatment for Addison's Disease
Don Brown linotype operator at Middleport Printing Co. travels to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Md for observation. He has visited the hospital before and attracted specialist interest. Mrs Brown and their child accompany him to Athens to stay with relatives during hospitalization.
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Middleport
Addison
Don Rown
Middleport Printing Co
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mr. Brown
New Year Eve Party At Mckay Home In Middleport
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs R E McKay hosted a New Year s Eve party at S Third Ave featuring guests in headdresses of famous characters. Couples who play cards biweekly attended along with a Professor Quiz contest treasure hunt and other games ending with midnight supper for Gordon Harris Roy Barnes and Dan White.
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Jane Sauer
Charles Sauer
Tiltonville
John Walters
Roy Barnes
Lose-Wiles Biscuit Co
Huntington
Ben Fultz, Jr
Columbus
Phyllis Diles
L. D. Diles
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Alyce Ebersbach
Rutland St
John Longstaff
John Barker
William Barker
Springfield
Maxine Davis
Corning
Don Davis
Orby Parsons
George Daniels
C. A. Poindexter
Clifford Russell
Anderson
Ind
Harry Russell
Walter Burns Harris
Lewis Koehler, Jr
Middleport
R. E. McKay
S. Third Ave
Gordon ‘Harris
Dan White
Probate Court Notes of Meigs County
Meigs County probate notes record G Edward Koehler estate valued at 12361 with 2265 net after exemptions and 67.13 tax due. Guardian appointment sought for Frederick J Zahl by F A Swatzel. Carrie S Lott will admitted to probate with executrix Catherine Muller. Paul L Manuel authorized to sell Okey Cleland real estate. William Delbert King estate net value 1289.03 with beneficiaries exempt from inheritance tax.
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Pomeroy
G. Edward Koehler
Frederick J. Zahl
F. A. Swatzel
Zahl
Carrie S. Lott
C. B. Crow
Vera M. Beegle
Catherine Muller
Paul L. Manuel
Okey Cleland
William Delbert King
Final Rites Held For Rutland Youth
POMEROY Charles Fulton nine year old died Saturday at his Rutland home after brief illness was buried Sunday at Miles Cemetery. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Manuel Fulton.
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Pomeroy
Charles Fulton
Rutland
Miles Cemetery
Manuel Fulton
Tuskegee Band Plans Beset by Wars Abroad
The Tuskegee Institute band saw two European tours halted by World War I and then by the new global conflict. Initial 1917 plans stalled, negotiations resumed last summer, but the outbreak of war again suspended all talks indefinitely.
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Tuskegee, Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Europe
Meigs Realty Changes in Last Week
Meigs County land transfers include multiple townships. Transfers involve Kate and George Schreiber to Archie M. Schreiber and Edward F. King. Joseph and Chloe Bailey to Lucretia Young. Francis C. and Mary E. Andrew to John P. and Paul F. Andrews.
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Bedford Township
Kate
George Schreiber
Archie M. Schreiber
Edward F. King
Chester Township
Joseph
Chloe Bailey
Lucretia Young
Olive Township
Francis C
Mary E. Andrew
John P
Paul F. Andrews
Orange Township
Zelda
Buel
Thelma Ridenour
Worthy H. Westfall
Willard Halsey
Maudy Spence
Varney Halsey
Salisbury Township
Thomas R
Mary E. Stevens
Flora Morris
Homer E
Harry R. Morris
Quiet Weekend Quiet Reigns In Meigs Area
County and village officers reported a very quiet weekend through Monday night with only two intoxication arrests in Middleport and Pomeroy. No serious accidents were logged despite snow and ice on many roads. Alphonse Schorn became the first New Year arrestee, jailed Monday for intoxication after coming to the jail himself.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Alphonse Schorn
Schorn
Floods Add to Suffering of Turkish People
Western Turkey faced renewed floods and earthquakes with 32 villages flooded in the Geyve Valley and 600 people reported missing in Kemal Pasha. Twelve rivers overflowed in Brusa and Smyrna regions as heavy rains persisted and new shocks hit the Pergamos area. 55 Erzincan villages remained without news as eastern quakes continued.
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Istanbul
Turkey
U.P
Geyve
Kemal Pasha
Azbali
Brusa
Smyrna
Adapazar
Sakaria
Madurno
Pergamos
Erzincan
Junior Sewing Club Holds Watch Party
Miss Lois Ann Roush hosted the Junior Sewing Club at her parents home in Middleport. A 1940 officers election followed a business session. Games and refreshments accompanied the social hour as members and neighbors exchanged New Year wishes on the front porch. Members named include Nelen Burk Donna Maguire Ruth Taylor Rowena Warren.
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Middleport
Lois Ann Roush
O. L. Roush
Nelen Burk
Donna Maguire
Ruth Taylor
Rowena Warren
Rural fire menace blamed on jackrab bits in grain blaze
Hanford California fire officials linked a $5,000 grain fire to jackrab bits as rabbits panicked scattering flames when their tails caught fire, creating a rural fire threat after rapid spread.
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Hanford
Cal
U.P
Meigs Workers Alliance To Meet Friday In Pomeroy
Meigs County Workers Alliance will meet at Pomeroy City Hall Friday night. George Bowers says the group seeks an adjustment of the WPA wage scale in Meigs County despite WPA inaction in Washington. Petitions signed by a majority of local businessmen were sent to WPA headquarters through Rep Thomas A Jenkins asking for an investigator to determine if a change is needed.
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Meigs Chapter
Disabled American Veterans
The
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
S. Fourth Ave
Edward Reuter
Meigs Workers’ Alliance
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Workers’ Alliance
Pomeroy City Hall
George Bowers
Bowers
WPA
Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Street lights off Monday in Pomeroy
Street lights were off Monday night in Pomeroy after being on during the latter half of December. The business section felt only slightly darker as Christmas lights remained, while other parts of town appeared very dark and decorations were fading but still visible.
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Pomeroy
Family Dinner Held At R A Miller Home
A traditional New Year family dinner at the R A Miller residence on S Third Ave Middleport was held with Mr and Mrs Miller hosting. Not all relatives attended due to illness and bad weather.
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Middleport
R. A. Miller
S. Third Ave
New Year Party Hosts Wisecrack Club at Rutland Street
Miss Norma Koehler and Miss Betty Koehler hosted the Wisecrack Club at their home on Rutland Street Saturday evening for a pre New Year’s party.
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Betty Koehler
Rutland St
Winter Sports Glow in Meigs County This Season
Winter sports captivate Meigs County youth with coasting and ice skating after a snow storm. Crowds gather at Roush's Lake in Forest Run for skating while the Ohio River stays unfrozen due to dam operations below Gallipolis. Dexter area reports a subzero deep freeze around 14 degrees below.
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Pomeroy
Roush’s Lake
Forest Run
Ohio
Gallipolis
Dexter
Middleport Council Postpones Meeting to Next Monday
Middleport council postpones its monthly meeting to next Monday due to the New Year holiday. Mayor C. O. Fisher sworn in last December held court for the first time today.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Three of Five Mothers Use This Home Proven Treatment
Since 1895 Vicks and doctors have studied ways to treat distressing cold symptoms. The common remedy used by many mothers is Vicks VapoRub, promoted as an at home treatment to relieve misery quickly.
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Vicks
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Middleport Social Notes
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the
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D. S. Harold
Glouster
Karl Owens
George Swisher
Charles Price, Jr
Jane
Don Becker
Delbert Becker
Johns-Hopkins
Tuskegee Band
Meigs Realty
Meigs
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Horace
Ruth Carey
W. J. Heather
R. A. Miller Home
Middleport Council
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Nashua
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